Forecasting Data Scientist

The Role

As a Forecasting Data Scientist intern you’ll be joining a small team of 5 who forecast the energy needed for the business (both demand & generation) as part of our wider Energy Markets function. As part of the team you’ll be helping to forecast energy for over 12 million accounts across gas and electricity, serving 7 million households.

The team is responsible for building and maintaining time-series forecast models, data pipelines and data insights within the forecasting function. Forecasts ultimately get used by the Trading & Risk teams.

What you'll do:

Day to day you’ll spend most of your time coding and could be working on anything from: creating a new forecast for wind sites or a segment of our customer portfolio; adding new functionality to our forecasting dashboards; testing our data to try to find new useful features to train our forecast on or researching new machine learning techniques to use in our pipeline.

You will work alongside data scientists, engineers, analysts and traders to maintain and develop our forecasting capabilities. You will learn:

• Data science skills (python, data wrangling, data visualisation)
• Machine Learning methods (model types, workflow, metrics)
• Data engineering principles (sql, version control, ETL)
• Context around the Wholesale Energy Market

What you'll need:

We're looking for someone with a general interest in the energy industry or net-zero; someone diligent and thoughtful. You do not necessarily need any formal education in programming or computer science but you should be able to demonstrate a reasonable level of ability and interest. We’re looking for applicants with basic skills in Python, strong numerical skills and a passion for solving problems. It would be a bonus, but is not a requirement, to have experience with SQL.

Above all, we’re looking for someone who thrives on providing alternative opinions, challenging those around them and being challenged. If this sounds like you and you have a genuine passion for what we are doing then we'd love to hear from you!

*** IMPORTANT - HOW TO APPLY ***

Follow the link below to be taken to an application form where you will be prompted to 'Attach Resume/CV'. PLEASE DO NOT UPLOAD A CV. Instead, you should upload a cover letter made up of no more than 500 words.

This cover letter is your chance to stand out! We want to know about you, your passions, and why you think you would be a great fit for an internship at [Employer hidden]. We don’t use CVs as we are more interested in what makes you tick than we are about the opportunities you have had up to this point.

It is really important that this cover letter is written by you and really tells us your story. By putting this into AI, your story will get lost. So, while we typically encourage efficient ways of working, please refrain from using AI for this task

This cover letter is the same for all our internships, so if you are applying for one or multiple positions, you will only need to write one. Please use the below brief of what to include:

• Before your skills and experience, we’re looking for the right kind of person – the kind who is utterly passionate about our mission and who thrives working how we work. So, please let us know why the [Employer hidden] Group stands out to you?
• Tell us about yourself - who you are, what you are studying or have studied, what makes you…you?
• What do you think you could bring to an internship at [Employer hidden]?
• Tell us about a time you went above and beyond to help someone else, not because you had to, but because it was the right thing to do.
• If we gave you a stage and 2 minutes to teach the company something, anything, that has nothing to do with energy, what would it be?

*We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations during your interview process or have a unique preference, let us know, and we'll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!*

Where necessary, we sometimes use AI tools to help with parts of our hiring process, like reviewing applications or assessing responses.We’re lucky to receive a huge amount of interest, so these tools help our recruiters manage that volume, not replace them. Ultimately, every hiring decision (for example, whether to progress your application or not) is always made by a real person in our Talent team.If you’d like to know more about how we use your data, you can reach out to us via email at [contact hidden]. We’re happy to help!